860k, FX 6300, i3 4130

[SkixAces]

And what is your rig?

I'ts on my profile.

FX-6300 @3.8MHz

club 3d r9 270 '14 series (core @1115 and memory @1515)

G.Skill 2x4GB 1600MHz ram

 

I am running it at 1680x1050, but I tried it with vsr @1920x1200 and I got 30-35 fps (witcher 3)

[iJTL]

I'ts on my profile.

FX-6300 @3.8MHz

club 3d r9 270 '14 series (core @1115 and memory @1515)

G.Skill 2x4GB 1600MHz ram

 

I am running it at 1680x1050, but I tried it with vsr @1920x1200 and I got 30-35 fps (witcher 3)

Ohh, well he had it in his signature. Yea i won't be running games on 1080p any time soon either, i have a 4:3 monitor. So my goto res is 1280x960 atm. So i can expect higher frame-rates then 1080p benchmarks, right?

[SkixAces]

Ohh, well he had it in his signature. Yea i won't be running games on 1080p any time soon either, i have a 4:3 monitor. So my goto res is 1280x960 atm. So i can expect higher frame-rates then 1080p benchmarks, right?

Much better! When I changed my resolution from 1680x1050 to 1920x1200 with vsr I got 15-20 lesser frames (depends per game) With that resolution you can run pretty much everything on ultra with the r9 270. 

 

EDIT: If you want I can do some test with games like gta 5 or battlefield 4 at that resolution to see the fps?

[don_svetlio]

No i'm fine, Thanks tho. What about the different manufacturers? MSI, Saphire etc.? I am currently looking at theese two - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HA3444I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=AN4O4IKO17KHR or http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FSD4XMA?keywords=R9%20270x&qid=1437655135&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3

Okay, so I'd suggest the power color as the MSI cooler from this gen is very poor. Also, I ran Unigine Heaven for a good 10 mins or so and then benched it.

Thermals time!

Temps were as follows

GPU core = 68*C max

GPU VRM1 = 72*C max

GPU VRM2 = 28*C max

Fan speed = 35% (barely audible)

Case airflow = poor

The 280 doesn't really overheat so the 270X should be even better. I'd say you are good to go

EDIT: here are the results

FPS:

64.2

Score:

1618

Min FPS:

28.7

Max FPS:

117.5

System Platform:

Windows NT 6.2 (build 9200) 64bit

CPU model:

Intel® Core i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz (3299MHz) x4

GPU model:

ASUS R9 280 Series 15.200.1046.0 (3072MB) x1

Settings Render:

Direct3D11

Mode:

1920x1080 2xAA fullscreen

Preset

Custom

Quality

High

Tessellation: Disabled

[don_svetlio]

I run gta 5 at high/ultra settings with 60-70 fps (sometimes it drops to 50 when there are alot of people but that is probably because of the cpu)

 

Really? Only 30 fps on the witcher 3 with ultra settings? I have ~45 fps with the witcher 3 on ultra (hairworks off) and you have a r9 280. Weird

I meant a solid 30 as in the lowest the game went on high. I also do my testing in Novigrad as that is the most intense area. But it might be cause of the game's recent patch that screwed up performance a bit, at least for me and some others (including staff at PCgamer)

[SkixAces]

I meant a solid 30 as in the lowest the game went on high. I also do my testing in Novigrad as that is the most intense area. But it might be cause of the game's recent patch that screwed up performance a bit, at least for me and some others (including staff at PCgamer)

Novigrad is always different for me. When I just start playing and go to novigrad the fps can go as low as 28. But strangely enough, the longer I play the better the fps gets. So if I go to novigrad after 1 hour of gametime the fps is much better  

[don_svetlio]

Novigrad is always different for me. When I just start playing and go to novigrad the fps can go as low as 28. But strangely enough, the longer I play the better the fps gets. So if I go to novigrad after 1 hour of gametime the fps is much better  

When you initially boot up it has to stream in all the data around you so it's usually laggier for the first 10-ish mins.

Btw, what are your temps usually? I'd like to compare to the ones I posted above.

[iJTL]

Okay, thanks guys! I will make a separate post about choosing the right manufacturer!

[don_svetlio]

Okay, thanks guys! I will make a separate post about choosing the right manufacturer!

I can tell you now the order.

Sapphire > Asus > Gigabyte > PowerColor/Inno3D/HIS > MSI > XFX